Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 11:52:03 +1000 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: "Dmitry Gorbik" <e@recolon.ru>, "Tim Judd" <tjudd2k@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: minimal install is too big Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F137C152@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > Dmitry Gorbik > Sent: Friday, 5 October 2007 6:25 PM > To: Tim Judd > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: minimal install is too big > > On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:11:14 -0700 (PDT) > Tim Judd <tjudd2k@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Recently, for pure entertainment and a little bit of a experience > > thing, I have been looking and/or finding many devices that > have linux > > embedded. While in of itself the fact that it works, I'm not > > discounting. But I'd like to expand it or get it running > on a system > > that I am familiar with. So I was playing with the idea of using > > FreeBSD on such devices, and I would deal with the > individual hardware > > specs if I could get the general system small enough. > > > > The minimal install of FreeBSD as from the developers is > about 130MB. > > I want to get something working on a 8MB flash. (For those curious, > > it's a ethernet NAS device) > > > > picobsd is discontinued, nanobsd claims it can fit in 64MB. > I'd even > > go with some NetBSD flavor, as long as it's not "linux." I've done > > some research and would like to see this happen, but may just end up > > using the GPL code from Linksys to get it working as I need it to. > > > > Thanks for any update/idea/clue. > > > > If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. > > "I can" is a way of life. > > More and Bigger is not always Better. > > The road to success is always uphill. > > > > See livecd Frenzy - http://frenzy.org/ua/eng That is livecd > that uses compressed UFS (GEOM_ugz, if i'm not mistaken). > Maybe something interesting for you? > try these for ideas re small I've used the 4.x version into 22Mb of the 32Mb CF card, but I left in things like vi etc., and added SNMP and GSMModem handling chunks. 4.X https://neon1.net/misc/minibsd.html 5.X http://www.ultradesic.com/index.php?section=86 6.X http://www.ultradesic.com/index.php?section=125 YMMV mjt --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material. E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses by Bytecraft ###help
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